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Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872

King dory
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South Africa country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from off Cape Town to Algoa Bay.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Циттус ромбовидный, 特氏短棘海鲂, Konge-sanktpetersfisk, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Zeiformes (Dories) > Cyttidae (Lookdown dories)
Etymology: Cyttus: Greek, kyttaros, kytos = a convex cavity.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 978 m (Ref. 50308).   Deep-water; 18°S - 55°S, 5°W - 173°W

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Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge and from off Cape Town to Algoa Bay in South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: south coast of Australia and New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 21.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 63.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123586); common length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35 - 37; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 36 - 38. Adults silvery grey in color; juveniles (to 10 cm) silvery with brown blotches (Ref. 4253).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in offshore waters (Ref. 9258). Juveniles pelagic in surface waters (Ref. 9563).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Zeidae. p. 435-438. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4253)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.9 - 12.8, mean 8.3 (based on 194 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.00831 - 0.04576), b=3.00 (2.79 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.87 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=5.2-6.3; Tmax=38; K=0.04-0.07).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.